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2002 Davis Cup

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Edition
  
91st

Winning Nation
  
Russia

2002 Davis Cup

Duration
  
8 February – 1 December

The 2002 Davis Cup was the 91st edition of the most important tournament between nations in men's tennis. A total of 130 nations participated in the tournament. In the final, Russia defeated France at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France, on 29 November - 1 December, giving Russia their first title.

Contents

This is the only time in the history of the competition that a two-set deficit has been turned around in a live fifth rubber of a Final.

Draw

First round losers compete in Qualifying Round ties with Zonal Group I Qualifiers.

World Group Qualifying Round

Date: 20–22 September

  •  Australia,  Brazil,  Germany,  Great Britain,  Netherlands and   Switzerland will remain in the World Group in 2003.
  •  Belgium and  Romania are promoted to the World Group in 2003.
  •  Canada,  Finland,  India,  Thailand,  Venezuela and  Zimbabwe will remain in Zonal Group I in 2003.
  •  Morocco and  Slovakia are relegated to Zonal Group I in 2003.

    • Group I

    Participating Teams
  •  Bahamas
  •  Canada — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
  •  Chile
  •  Ecuador
  •  Mexico — relegated to Group II in 2003
  •  Venezuela — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round

    • Group II

    Participating Teams
  •  Colombia
  •  Cuba
  •  Guatemala — relegated to Group III in 2003
  •  Netherlands Antilles
  •  Paraguay
  •  Peru — promoted to Group I in 2003
  •  Trinidad and Tobago — relegated to Group III in 2003
  •  Uruguay

    • Group III

    Participating Teams
  •  Costa Rica — relegated to Group IV in 2003
  •  Dominican Republic — promoted to Group II in 2003
  •  El Salvador
  •  Haiti — promoted to Group II in 2003
  •  Honduras
  •  Jamaica
  •  Panama — relegated to Group IV in 2003
  •  Puerto Rico

    • Group IV

    Participating Teams
  •  Barbados
  •  Bermuda
  •  Bolivia — promoted to Group III in 2003
  •  Eastern Caribbean
  •  Saint Lucia — promoted to Group III in 2003
  •  U.S. Virgin Islands

    • Group I

    Participating Teams
  •  India — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
  •  Indonesia
  •  Japan
  •  Lebanon — relegated to Group II in 2003
  •  New Zealand
  •  South Korea
  •  Thailand — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
  •  Uzbekistan

    • Group II

    Participating Teams
  •  China
  •  Chinese Taipei
  •  Hong Kong
  •  Kazakhstan
  •  Kuwait — relegated to Group III in 2003
  •  Malaysia — relegated to Group III in 2003
  •  Pakistan — promoted to Group I in 2003
  •  Philippines

    • Group III

    Participating Teams
  •  Iran — promoted to Group II in 2003
  • Pacific Oceania
  •  Qatar
  •  Saudi Arabia — relegated to Group IV in 2003
  •  Singapore — relegated to Group IV in 2003
  •  Syria
  •  Tajikistan — promoted to Group II in 2003
  •  United Arab Emirates

    • Group IV

    Participating Teams
  •  Bahrain — promoted to Group III in 2003
  •  Bangladesh
  •  Brunei
  •  Iraq
  •  Jordan
  •  Kyrgyzstan — promoted to Group III in 2003
  •  Oman
  •  Sri Lanka

    • Group I

    Participating Teams
  •  Austria
  •  Belarus
  •  Belgium — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
  •  Finland — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
  •  Greece — relegated to Group II in 2003
  •  Israel
  •  Italy
  •  Portugal — relegated to Group II in 2003
  •  Romania — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round
  •  Zimbabwe — advanced to World Group Qualifying Round

    • Group II

    Participating Teams
  •  Armenia — relegated to Group III in 2003
  •  Bulgaria
  •  Ivory Coast
  •  Denmark
  •  Egypt
  •  Ghana
  •  Hungary — relegated to Group III in 2003
  •  Ireland
  •  Latvia — relegated to Group III in 2003
  •  Luxembourg — promoted to Group I in 2003
  •  Moldova — relegated to Group III in 2003
  •  Norway — promoted to Group I in 2003
  •  Slovenia
  •  South Africa
  •  Ukraine
  •  Yugoslavia

    • Venue I

    Participating Teams
  •  Cyprus
  •  Estonia
  •  Macedonia
  •  Madagascar
  •  Mauritius — relegated to Group IV in 2003
  •  Poland — promoted to Group II in 2003
  •  Tunisia — promoted to Group II in 2003

    • Venue II

    Participating Teams
  •  Andorra — promoted to Group II in 2003
  •  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  •  Botswana — relegated to Group IV in 2003
  •  Iceland — relegated to Group IV in 2003
  •  Lithuania
  •  Monaco — promoted to Group II in 2003
  •  Namibia
  •  Turkey

    • Venue A

    Participating Teams
  •  Algeria — promoted to Group III in 2003
  •  Angola — promoted to Group III in 2003
  •  Djibouti
  •  Ethiopia
  •  Kenya
  •  Malta
  •  Rwanda

    • Venue II

    Participating Teams
  •  Azerbaijan — promoted to Group III in 2003
  •  Georgia — promoted to Group III in 2003
  •  Liechtenstein
  •  Nigeria
  •  San Marino
  •  Uganda

    • References

    2002 Davis Cup Wikipedia
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